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Specific Families and Genera => Iris => Topic started by: John Mitchell on May 05, 2009, 10:29:19 AM

Title: Iris acutiloba and Iiberica elegantissima
Post by: John Mitchell on May 05, 2009, 10:29:19 AM: Here are a few more Iris from Edinburgh. I am showing some of the Iris growing in the wild and you can compare how they grow here, we have a few issues with I acutiloba ssp longitepala The standards tend not to stay up right i am not sure if it is just the way it grows in cultivation. The others will grow true to form
Title: Re: Iris acutiloba and Iiberica elegantissima
Post by: Miriam on May 05, 2009, 11:14:38 AM: Very BEAUTIFUL!! especially the Iris acutiloba ssp.longitepala.
What is the distribution of this unique ssp?
Title: Re: Iris acutiloba and Iiberica elegantissima
Post by: John Mitchell on May 05, 2009, 11:30:02 AM: Iris acutiloba ssp longitepala is found in Iran i think i am right in saying that it only occurs here, but Iris actutiloba grows in Transcaucasus as well as Iran and is more wide spread.
Title: Re: Iris acutiloba and Iiberica elegantissima
Post by: BULBISSIME on May 05, 2009, 10:45:48 PM: Wonderfull wild ( and non wild ! ) pictures John !
Never seen this ssp before.
Do you grow it ??
Title: Re: Iris acutiloba and Iiberica elegantissima
Post by: Maggi Young on May 05, 2009, 10:59:34 PM: Fred, take a look here in the Aberdeen Show pages from last year http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=1798.msg45639#msg45639 starting at message 29 on page two and you will see some of the Iris grown at the RBGE, and brought up to Aberdeen for display.....there are more pix later in the thread ,too. :)
Title: Re: Iris acutiloba and Iiberica elegantissima
Post by: BULBISSIME on May 05, 2009, 11:13:51 PM: Many thank's maggy ! :( >:( :( Now I'll stay awake for the night ;D
Title: Re: Iris acutiloba and Iiberica elegantissima
Post by: Maggi Young on May 05, 2009, 11:16:24 PM: Quote from: BULBISSIME on May 05, 2009, 11:13:51 PM
Many thank's maggy ! :( >:( :( Now I'll stay awake for the night ;D
Lovely, are they not? It was a super display altogether, but the Iris were very popular. We are hoping that John and his colleague Elspeth may have some plants to bring to display at Aberdeen Show on the 16th May, but, of course, it all depends how the weather goes .... it may be that all the flowers will be over by then :-\ ???
Title: Re: Iris acutiloba and Iiberica elegantissima
Post by: arillady on May 06, 2009, 12:46:02 AM: Thanks Maggi from me too on the photos from the Aberdeen show. Pity they could not be shown separately without the other flowers behind but I guess that was not possible.
John those narrow long standards and falls are amazing - so very different. Sure hope seed of this becomes available some time in the future.
Title: Re: Iris acutiloba and Iiberica elegantissima
Post by: fermi de Sousa on May 06, 2009, 09:04:31 AM: John,
thanks for posting these great pics.
I hope we can get to RBGE after the International Conference in 2011!
cheers
fermi
Title: Re: Iris acutiloba and Iiberica elegantissima
Post by: John Mitchell on May 06, 2009, 10:27:15 AM: Hi Fermi it would be great to see you again at RBGE.
Title: Re: Iris acutiloba and Iiberica elegantissima
Post by: Hans A. on May 06, 2009, 10:28:02 PM: John - I agree with the others - Iris acutiloba ssp longipetala is absolutly stunning!
Your Oncos are really another reason to visit Edinburgh... :D
Title: Re: Iris acutiloba and Iiberica elegantissima
Post by: John Mitchell on May 07, 2009, 07:21:21 AM: Hi Hans thanks for your comments i am just waiting for I paradoxa amabilis to flower and I iberica lycotis to flower and that will be it for now till we try and get some more species for our collection here.
Title: Re: Iris acutiloba and Iiberica elegantissima
Post by: Paul T on May 07, 2009, 12:48:45 PM: I'm drooling here. Beautiful.